Composition for coating, sealing, and the like



Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

at star QFFHGEO i COMPOSITION FOR COATING, SEALING, AND THE LIKE.

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' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Hmxmcn H. Van- MUNI), citizen of the Republic of Poland, residing at Berlin-Charlottenlmrg, (termary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compositions for Coating, Sealing, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

As substitutes for bottle lacquer, sealing wax and similar materials which must be applied in a heated state to articles under treatment, and which on cooling produce the desired coats, seals or the like, a great number of compositions have been proposed to be used .in a cold state. However, all these compositions have some drawbacks and do not meet the requirements made of such compositions of matter] For instance, a composition for closing air tight or capsuling bottles needs to be adhesive and of such consistency that it will not drop otl' (when the bottle is dipped in) and afterwards not flow ofi', it must resist moisture and heat, it must be insoluble in the usual organic solvents such as alcohol, and finally it must not be dangerous to use.

This invention provides a composition of matter which meets all the the requirements mentionedabove. The new composition is prepared by mixing an agglutinant, preferably good leather glue such as is used in gluing leather and like substances. with an aqueous solution of soap and wax, adding at the same time as tillers earthy substances, preferably talc.-

To illustrate the invention, the following composition of a,lmttle-capsuling material may serve as example: About 10 parts by weight of commercial liquid leather glue which is diluted to say 28 to 35 degrees Baum, are mixed with about 20 parts b" weight of talc and about 3 parts by wei ht of an aqueous soap and wax solution which contains in 1 litre about 25 grams of hard soap and 40 to grams of carnauba wax. If desired, any suitable colouring matter is added.

Instead of the commercial liquid glue as cited in the previous example, iltQlElllilSS Application filed November 18, 1922. Serial No. 601,878.

may be usedas an agglut'inant, preferably with the addition of a small percentage of:

zinc-white. the proportions of the other constituents bein esentially the same as in the example given above.

The new compositions, of course, can be used for cold sealing and for similar pur poses.

lVhat I claim is: i

1. A composition of matter for coating, sealing and like purposes, comprising a mixture of 3 parts by weight of an aqueous solution, said solution having 40 to 50 grams of carnauba wax and 25 grams of hair litre of water, 10 parts by weight of a liquid leather glue at 28 degrees to 35 degrees. Baum, and 20 parts by weight of talc. i

2. A composition of matter for coating, sealing and like purposes, comprising a mixture of approximately 3 parts by weight 'of an aqueous solution, said solution having 40 to fitlgranis of carnauba wax and 25 grams of hard soap, per litre of water: approximately 10 parts by weight of a liquid leather glue at 28 degrees to 35 degrees Baum;'and approximately 20 parts by weight of tale.

3. A composition of matter for coating, sealing, and like purposes, comprising approximately 3 parts of an aqueous solution of wax and soap in the proportion of 2 to 1; ap proximately 10 parts of an agglutinant: and approximately 20 parts of an earthy filling material. 4

4. A. composition of matter tor coating, sealing, and like purposes, comprising a mixture of approximately 3 parts of an aqueous solution of wax aml soap in the proportion d soap, per

of 2 to l;v approximately L0 parts of an agglutinant' and a preponderance of an 'earthy filling material sutlicient to make a 

